There's nothing quite like a bold lip to make us look and feel polished. And while it never really went out of style, a quick look at spring/summer 2017's runway collections shows that the strong, saturated lip is back. This season, lips take on work-of-art status with glossy and glittery finishes and punches of neon. Lipstick aficionados probably already have favourite shades and brands that they're excited to bring back for the season, but just in case you don't, here are some cult favourites guaranteed to brighten your day.
It’s completely understandable that people sometimes don’t like overly saturated, Crayola-style primary colours on their faces, and there isn’t anything wrong with that. However, a clever way to upgrade your makeup game without going all-in is to layer stronger colours over nudes to help subdue the colour. Likewise, another way to do it is to layer your more trustworthy shades over more vibrant colours so that what you get is a more complex shade of your own creation. NYX Cosmetics makes a not-too-expensive line of extremely blendable Butter Lipsticks that are perfect for layering, and the semi-deep tangerine of Bonfire ($9) works especially well with darker skin-tones.
